Police are investigating a shooting incident in Kildonan Village, Corentyne, Berbice, which left a 59-year-old man nursing gunshot injuries on Thursday afternoon. According to investigators, ranks responded to reports of alleged threatening behaviour around 3:00pm and attempted to arrest the man, a ten-day worker from Alness Village. Police allege the man was armed with a...

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Police are investigating the murder of 55-year-old SurujDai Kahriu, called “Sharda,” whose body was discovered Thursday evening at her home in Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara. Investigators said the woman, who worked as a supervisor, lived at the residence with her two sons. According to preliminary reports, one of the sons returned home sometime between...

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Police and Customs officials are investigating after a quantity of raw gold was discovered in the luggage of an outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Thursday morning. Authorities said the discovery was made around 2:45am during routine screening procedures at the airport. The gold was reportedly found in the luggage of a 48-year-old...

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…says US$2B guarantee still lodged with Govt. (Kaieteur News) – As Guyana brings more Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSOs) to increase the nation’s generation capacity, the country has been stuck with a US$600M insurance from the operator in the event an oil spill occurs. The limited insurance remains a major cause for concern for […]

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…as country faces fresh evaluation round  (Kaieteur News) – Guyana faces the risk of temporary suspension from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) under Article 6 of the EITI Standard if it fails to demonstrate substantial progress on a sweeping mandate of 21 corrective actions. Following an extension of its initial timeline, the EITI International Board […]

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…breaks down in court, begs magistrate for mercy  (Kaieteur News) – A taxi driver who was fingered in the major firearms bust in Berbice was on Thursday remanded to prison after being charged with possession of firearm and ammunition without license. Stephen Rajah, 33, of Goed Fortuin Village, West Bank Demerara, was remanded for the offense […]

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